chamaecerasus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαίκερασος (khamaíkerasos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mae̯ˈke.ra.sus/, [kʰämäe̯ˈkɛräs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.meˈt͡ʃe.ra.sus/, [kämeˈt͡ʃɛːräs̬us]

Noun

chamaecerasus f (genitive chamaecerasī); second declension

1. The dwarf cherry tree

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	chamaecerasus	chamaecerasī
genitive	chamaecerasī	chamaecerasōrum
dative	chamaecerasō	chamaecerasīs
accusative	chamaecerasum	chamaecerasōs
ablative	chamaecerasō	chamaecerasīs
vocative	chamaecerase	chamaecerasī

References

• “chamaecerasus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• chamaecerasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.